[RavenAvi]

Originally Posted by bhavik.1991

FCA recalls to 1200 units of Jeep Compass to replace Front passenger airbag. It is advised NOT to use front passenger seat until the airbag is replaced on affected units.

Affected units are from the September, October and November production batches, I am told.

Owners of all Compasses whose VIN numbers end with "9H", "10H", or "11H", are most likely to get the call from Jeep India regarding this issue.

[rajamuneeb]

Fiat recalls 1200 delivered Compass for faulty airbags. Seems like Fiat has got into its first hurdle of quality concerns which the Jeep brand is marred with. Source Cartoq http://www.cartoq.com/jeep-compass-s...lled-in-india/

[RedRaider]

It is creditable that FCA has shown the courage to recall these vehicles and not just let it pass.

[karthik_freaky]

Hope it's the cause of the vibrating noise from the dashboard.

[Behemoth]

Originally Posted by karthik_freaky

Hope it's the cause of the vibrating noise from the dashboard.

Nope the vibrating noise from the dashboard is from the speedo console rubbing internally with the shroud. I fixed mine by putting in pieces of foam sheet strips in that gap at three places - 1 long piece at the top and 2 at the bottom corners. Now the sound is 95% gone.
The recall is for the passenger side airbag which is the left side. I haven't received any communication yet from FCA on the recall.

[TusharK]

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) India has issued a recall of an estimated 1,200 Jeep Compass SUVs for an airbag issue. The front passenger side airbag will be replaced as loose fasteners may have been left behind during the assembly process of the airbag module, which may pose a hazard if the airbag deploys during an accident.



According to the car maker, out of the 1,200 units recalled less than 1% are expected to be affected by the airbag issue. Till now, there have been no reports of injuries caused due to the loose fasteners, however FCA India has advised customers to refrain from using the front passenger seat until the issue is resolved.

FCA India and authorized dealers will notify customers about the recall in the coming weeks. The replacement of the front passenger side airbag will be carried out free of cost.

Link to Team-BHP News

[i74js]

Loose fasteners ! this is very interesting. This is not a third party issue; if the reason is to be believed, its QA / QC lapse @ FCA.

FCA better be cautious with the product that you dish out in the market; peers are just looking for an opportunity to make use of your mistakes in their favor.

[nachiketparate]

Is it an issue during assembly of the module? Related article on Cartoq says that the issue was with the airbag supplier. If this issue does not affect the export vehicles then it may be assumed that the vehicles made specifically for India may be sub-standard. It is good that FCA has advised to not use the front passenger seat till the issue is resolved.

The link for the cartoq article - http://www.cartoq.com/jeep-compass-s...lled-in-india/

[hemanth.anand]

Originally Posted by nachiketparate

...If this issue does not affect the export vehicles then it may be assumed that the vehicles made specifically for India may be sub-standard....

As per this news link below, this is not limited to India only.
https://auto.ndtv.com/news/over-7-00...merica-1779184

Quoting from the link

One of the key suppliers for Jeep said that during the assembly process of the airbag modules, few loose fasteners might have inadvertently fallen undetected into a number of small modules and might have entered the supply chain of the entire assembly process and made its way to approximately 7,000 units of the Jeep Compass, which were manufactured between 5 September 2017 and 19 November, 2017. Jeep says that the number of affected vehicles will be less than one per cent of the vehicles recalled. But the company wants to be sure about the same. Over 1,000 SUVs will be recalled from Canada, Mexico and other NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) countries.

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The company will be reaching out to the customers, whose vehicles might be afflicted with the airbag problem. The recall notices will be sent out next month. Customers who want to see whether their Compass is affected by the problem or not, can log on to the recalls website of Jeep or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website (NHTSA).

However when I checked the NHTSA recalls page, I didn't find any recalls related to airbags in the 2017 (or even 2018) model year Compasses

[crackparag]

Originally Posted by RavenAvi

Affected units are from the September, October and November production batches, I am told.

Owners of all Compasses whose VIN numbers end with "9H", "10H", or "11H", are most likely to get the call from Jeep India regarding this issue.

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My 4x4’s VIN ends in “9H” and I just now received this text ‘Dear Customer, this is to inform you that your Jeep Compass is unaffected by the Airbag recall activity. Continue to enjoy your Jeep experience. Jeep India.’

On a related note, my car was manufactured in September.

[jojoinassi]

Even I got a message saying the same

[RedRaider]

I just received an SMS from Jeep India a few hours ago that my Compass is not a part of the recall.

Same here. Jeep India seems to be quite pro active regarding the issue.

Peace of mind for most owners !!!

[karthik_freaky]

Same message. I get excited when I get news about Software updates and recalls.

[Jr Godzilla]

Originally Posted by RedRaider

I just received an SMS from Jeep India a few hours ago that my Compass is not a part of the recall.

Nevertheless, the build of the vehicle is great. I am not well informed of FCA, however Fiat did recalls in the past on Lineas for Clutch pushrods.

[RavenAvi]

Someone in my circles who owns a September-make Compass Limited got this message yesterday afternoon: